In fairness, that entire episode was lampshade hanging
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xantoxis@lemmy.world 1 month ago
He’s not? There’s literally an episode about how Homer is so lucky in life that he drives a man insane.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
What is lampshade hanging?
norbert@kbin.social 1 month ago
Lampshade Hanging (or, more informally, "Lampshading") is the writers' trick of dealing with any element of the story that seems too dubious to take at face value, whether a very implausible plot development or a particularly blatant use of a trope, by calling attention to it and simply moving on.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging
Kiosade@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Calling themselves out on how ridiculous the situation is, basically.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
I also never heard it before, probably should have, here’s the first part of the definition from TV tropes:
“Lampshade Hanging (or, more informally, “Lampshading”) is the writers’ trick of dealing with any element of the story that seems too dubious to take at face value, whether a very implausible plot development or a particularly blatant use of a trope, by calling attention to it and simply moving on.”
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
He’s like Candid but doesn’t make you want to gauge your eyes out just to avoid reading the book, but it’s due in you philosophy class and you can’t afford to fail.
oce@jlai.lu 1 month ago
What’s the issue with reading Candid?
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It’s not a long book but it is for me very frustrating to read.
It’s about an optimist who keeps dismissing the shitty things happening to/around because it’ll all work out.
I just did not enjoy reading it at all.
oce@jlai.lu 1 month ago
I know the book as I’m from the same country, so I wondered if there was some specific issue from the English side. It’s a satire of Leibniz philosophy and religion, so I think it’s expected to be frustrated at the character.
fidodo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah, I don’t think he’s portrayed as a loser, just as dumb. You don’t need to be smart to be successful in this world.
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 1 month ago
And the man’s estranged bastard son!
CorneliusTalmadge@lemmy.world 1 month ago
He happened to like hookers.